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Storming of Varna (1773)
The Storming of Varna[a] was a military storm undertaken by the Russians October 30, 1773 against the city of Varna. The storm was part of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), and resulted in an Ottoman victory.[1][2][3][4]
| Storming of Varna (1773) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Russo-Turkish war (1768–1774) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Ottoman Empire |
 Russian Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Arnaut Pasha |
Karl Karlovich von Ungern-Sternberg Nikolai Ivanovich Chorba Victor Amadeus of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym V. V. Reiser | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 3,000 | 4,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown |
211 killed many wounded 6 cannons | ||||||||
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- ^ M. I. Bogdanovich. Походы Румянцева, Потемкина и Суворова в Турции. Saint Petersburg: Типография Эдуарда Веймара, 1852.
- ^ a b "Военные конфликты, кампании и боевые действия русских войск 860–1914 гг". runivers.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ Petrov, Andrei Nikolaevich (1874). "Кампания 1773 Года" [Campaign of 1773]. Война России с Турцией и Польскими конфедератами с 1769–1774 год [Russia's war with Turkey and the Polish Confederates between 1769–1774] (in Russian). Vol. 4. Saint Petersburg: Тип. и Литография А. Траншеля.
- ^ Davies, Brian L. (2016-01-28). The Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774: Catherine II and the Ottoman Empire. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-4725-1415-8.
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